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Tim Howard has hailed Everton's away following - insisting the fanatical backing provided by the travelling Blues gives David Moyes' men a Premier League advantage.
A strong contingent of Evertonians cheered the Blues to Carling Cup victory at West Ham on Wednesday night.
The US international is hoping for similar support when the sides meet at Upton Park for the second time in three days on Saturday.
He told evertonTV: "The fans were great. The support is great at Goodison and when you come on the road and see how fanatical they are it is great.
"I won't name clubs but you look around the league and see some clubs' support is paltry. They have got like 50 fans whereas our fans are ready to explode!
"Anywhere you go in the Premier League will be a hostile environment, but when you have thousands of Everton fans you know they have your back and they spur you on."
And that backing could help influence Saturday's outcome, with Howard wary of a backlash from the Hammers after Wednesday's cup win.
He added: "We have talked about it. It is going to be a little bit odd, especially having beaten them.
"Everyone knows what each team is going to bring. There's not a lot of time for change. It is going to be interesting.
"We didn't want to come out and say anything that would stir them up and inspire them, but I think the way the game worked out we were over the moon!
"It will seem like a continuation, but it is up to us as a group to re-focus and not think about beating them in the cup, but to focus on the three points."
A strong contingent of Evertonians cheered the Blues to Carling Cup victory at West Ham on Wednesday night.
The US international is hoping for similar support when the sides meet at Upton Park for the second time in three days on Saturday.
He told evertonTV: "The fans were great. The support is great at Goodison and when you come on the road and see how fanatical they are it is great.
"I won't name clubs but you look around the league and see some clubs' support is paltry. They have got like 50 fans whereas our fans are ready to explode!
"Anywhere you go in the Premier League will be a hostile environment, but when you have thousands of Everton fans you know they have your back and they spur you on."
And that backing could help influence Saturday's outcome, with Howard wary of a backlash from the Hammers after Wednesday's cup win.
He added: "We have talked about it. It is going to be a little bit odd, especially having beaten them.
"Everyone knows what each team is going to bring. There's not a lot of time for change. It is going to be interesting.
"We didn't want to come out and say anything that would stir them up and inspire them, but I think the way the game worked out we were over the moon!
"It will seem like a continuation, but it is up to us as a group to re-focus and not think about beating them in the cup, but to focus on the three points."
